Recent content by nevadagal

Well, I've finished with the chickens and hope they will be okay. I've got the sick girl off to the doc for a Necropsy and hopefully will know in a few days. I just hope it isn't contagious. Last time I rescue without knowing more about the living environment the bird comes from; my mistake...

Thanks for the reply. I have been researching Marek's and she seems a fit. I am worried about my flock. Will tend to the yard today; turn the dirt (have a tiller), clean coop, wash out etc. I'll do what I can; don't want to lose my other girls. I'm wondering if she had this before I got her...

Wish I could help you with your girl - I found your post because I have an Americana that isn't walking right. I noticed it last night. She'd stand up and wobble-walk a step and fall - there is obviously something wrong. I separated her from the flock and put her in a dog crate and then this...

I have a small flock of chickens and I have one Rhode Island White (one of 4) that I got this summer. They were with an aggressive Rooster (aptly named Woody). One of the hens was missing a lot of feathers on her backside with some wing feather damage and I figured Woody liked her best. Fast...